Chinese Almond Cookies

 Super easy to make Chinese Almond Cookies

Ingredients:

130g Ground Almonds

180g Plain Flour

100g Sugar

¼ Tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

150ml Oil

½ Tsp Almond Extract (optional)

1 Egg for glazing

Toasted Flaked Almonds / Toasted Whole Almonds

Utensils:

Mixing Bowl

Scales

Wooden Spoon

Measuring Spoons

Small Bowl

Fork

Brush

Baking Paper

Flat Baking Trays

Wire Rack

Baking Time: 15 - 20 Minutes

Oven: 180°C

Combine all the dry ingredients and mix well. Then add the oil and almond extract (if using)

Once all mixed it should be like a damp sand texture.

Using your hands roll them into balls and place them onto your lined baking trays.

Whisk your egg with a fork in a bowl then using a brush glaze thr cookies and place some toasted flaked or whole almond on top.

(I forgot to do this even though I have some!)

Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown

Leave on the tray for a few minutes to cool then transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely.

I put 1 tsp of almond extract which was way too much and mine taste really strong like perfume artificial almond. I think they would have tasted better without rather than this over powering taste. I did think the mixture was too dry and wasn't going to stick but it did and when you eat them they are quite crumbly.

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Apple Crumble Muffins

Super easy to make Apple Crumble Muffins.

Ingredients:

For the muffins:

120ml Milk

80ml Vegetable Oil

1 Egg

1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

160g Plain Flour

2 Tsp Baking Powder

¼ Tsp Salt

150g Sugar

2 Apples

Handful of Sultanas

For the crumble:

60g Cold Butter

65g Plain Flour

50g Brown Sugar

1 Tsp Cinnamon

2 Tbsp Porridge Oats

Utensils:

2 Large Mixing Bowls

Jug

Whisk

Spatula

Measuring Spoons

Scales

Table Spoon

Peeler

Knife

Chopping Board

Muffins Cases

Muffin Tray

Makes: 12

Baking Time: 20 - 25 Minutes

Oven: 175°C

Method:

Mix the milk, oil, egg and vanilla with the whisk in one of your mixing bowls.

Once mixed set aside.

In another bowl mix your dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, sugar and salt with the spatula.

Peel your apples, them chop them into small chunks.

Place you apple chunks into the flour mixture and mix well to ensure the apples are well coated.

Then add your sultanas and mix.

Mix your wet mixture into your dry mixtures until well combined.

Set aside.

Now to make the crumble. You can use the bowl that had your wet mixture in.

Combine all the crumble ingredients in the bowl and mix together with your fingers until you get fine crumbs.

Pour your muffin mixture into the cases, filling them ¾ full. Then sprinkle the crumble mixture onto top covering the mixture evenly.

The recipe says it makes 12 but I did struggle to pour it out evenly to get 12!

Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. The clean skewer doesn't really work as there's that much apple each time I tried to do it I was just poking into apple which wasn't coming out clean!

They're really nice and not too sweet! You can have them with custard or just plain. The cinnamon isn't too strong so you might want to put some in the actual muffin mixture and maybe add some walnuts which would work well.

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